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Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole economy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the ancient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole oeconomy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the antient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 11 By this fixation of Rule in general in Judah, we are freed from any concernment in the Disputes of Learned men, about the precise time of the departure foretold. And indeed if any thing be more intended in this prediction, but only that the Tribe of Judah should continue in a National Political State, with Government in its self, it will be utterly impossible to determine exactly and precisely upon the accomplishment of this Prophecy. Some would fix it on the conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey, during the time of Hircanus, and Aristobulus the Hasmoneans; not many years after which the Shiloh came; which small remnant of time as they suppose, impeacheth not the truth of the prediction, for in that action of Pompey, Cicero declares the Nation conquered: Orat. pro Flacc. victa est, elocata, servata. But if this might suffice for the departure of Sceptre and Scribe, much more might the former Conquest by the Babylonians do so; which yet by all mens consent it did not. Besides, the Nation was left free by Pompey unto its own Laws and Policy, as were many other Nations subdued by him [Greek or Hebrew], says Appianus, he left some of the conquered Nations free to their own Rule and Laws; among whom were the Jews. Some fixed the period in Herod an Idumaean, a stranger to Judah, only a Proselyte; on which account we have many contests managed by Baronius, Scaliger, Casaubon, Bulinger, Montacue, Pericus, A Lapide, Capellus, Scultetus, Rivetus, Spanhemius, and others innumerable.
§ 11 By this fixation of Rule in general in Judah, we are freed from any concernment in the Disputes of Learned men, about the precise time of the departure foretold. And indeed if any thing be more intended in this prediction, but only that the Tribe of Judah should continue in a National Political State, with Government in its self, it will be utterly impossible to determine exactly and precisely upon the accomplishment of this Prophesie. Some would fix it on the conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey, during the time of Hircanus, and Aristobulus the Hasmonaeans; not many years after which the Shilo came; which small remnant of time as they suppose, impeacheth not the truth of the prediction, for in that action of Pompey, Cicero declares the Nation conquered: Orat. pro Flacc. victa est, elocata, servata. But if this might suffice for the departure of Scepter and Scribe, much more might the former Conquest by the Babylonians do so; which yet by all mens consent it did not. Besides, the Nation was left free by Pompey unto its own Laws and Policy, as were many other Nations subdued by him 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, sayes Appianus, he left some of the conquered Nations free to their own Rule and Laws; among whom were the Jews. Some fixed the period in Herod an Idumaean, a stranger to Judah, only a Proselyte; on which account we have many contests managed by Baronius, Scaliger, Casaubon, Bulinger, Montacue, Pericus, A Lapide, Capellus, Scultetus, Rivetus, Spanhemius, and others innumerable.